Overview

• Reports say the sweet has been recorded as the largest traditional modak by a national record authority, with accounts differing on the weight (800 kg versus 851 kg) and the registering body’s name.
• Dimensions cited include a height of 4 feet, a middle width of 3 feet 8 inches, and a base width of 2 feet 4 inches at the Girgaon mandal in Mumbai’s Nikadwari Lane.
• Fortune Foods/Fortune Oils supported the creation, with company leaders saying the initiative honored festival traditions and regional culinary heritage.
• Organisers said half the modak was already given to devotees and the rest will be shared, with hygiene prioritised and consumption required within two days; the offering was valued at over Rs 50 lakh.
• Made with besan, desi ghee, sugar, milk/mawa, and cardamom, the unveiling drew large crowds, and organisers cited planning over two years with about eight days of execution, aiming to serve up to 20,000 people.